Nervous System Flashcards

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What is a ganglia?

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Cluster of cell bodies

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2
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Unipolar neurons

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sensory neurons

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3
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Bipolar neurons

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special senses; most uncommon

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4
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multipolar neurons

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most common, motor neurons, interneurons

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5
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Name the 3 nerve tissue wrappings

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endoneurium surrounds individual neurons; perineurium surrounds neuron fascicles; epineurium surrounds the entire nerve

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6
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Name functions of parietal lobe

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touch/proprioception, understanding speech

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7
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name functions of temporal lobe

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interpret auditory/olfactory sensations; memory, understanding speech ( Wernickie’s area)

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8
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what is a homunculus

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coronal sections what represents nerve distrobutions

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9
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The primary motor cortex is

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found in the precentral gyrus

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10
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the primary somatosensory cortex is

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found in the postcentral gyrus

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11
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Broca’s area is associated with

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aphasia and the frontal lobe

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12
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wernickies area is associated with

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Primarily the temporal lobe, sentences that don’t make sense

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13
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what are the 3 white matter tracts?

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Association tracts, commissural tracts, projection tracts

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14
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how do association tracts communicate?

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connect regions within the hemisphere

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15
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how do commissural tracts communicate?

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across hemisphere through corpus callosum

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16
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how do projection tracts communicate

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connect brain to spinal cord

17
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what is the relay station?

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the thalamus

18
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What 2 things are found in the epithalamus?

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Pineal gland (melatonin), habenular nuclei (relay limbic information, viscera/emotional response to odors)

19
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what are the functions of the hypothalamus?

A

BEETS HAMs
behavior, emotion, endocrine, temperature, sleep/wake cycle, hunger, autonomic, memory, sexual maturation.

20
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what 3 structure are a part of the brainstem?

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midbrain, pons (breathing) muscles, medulla (coughing/vomiting reflexes, regulate HR & peripheral blood flow)

21
Q

what is ataxia?

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uncoordinated and jerky movements, usually from the effect of alcohol.

22
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Epidural hematoma

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brain bleed form artery (fast)

23
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subdermal hematoma

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Brain bleed form vein (slow)

24
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what are the 4 major cranial venous sinuses?

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superior sagittal sinus. inferior sagittal sinus, straight sinus, confluence of sinuses

25
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cranial nerves and functions?

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